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  • Published: 4 May 2010
  • ISBN: 9781580081337
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $32.99
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Did Somebody Step on a Duck?

A Natural History of the Fart




A new collection of snappy, entertaining gas-passing anecdotes and historical tidbits from author Jim Dawson, for potty humor aficionados, bathroom readers, and boys of all ages.

This impolite, aromatic, and incredibly erudite flatulence compendium will astound you with:
• The recent discovery of the world’s oldest joke, a proverb from the Old Babylonian period, that turned out to be—that’s right, folks—a fart joke.
• A new reading of Emily Dickinson’s poetry that “reveals” the true meaning behind “They Have a Little Odor.”
• A harrowing account of Apollo astronauts getting inner-space gas from hydrogen bubbles in their drinking water on their way to the moon.
• The other Tiger Woods scandal—this one involving a mysterious cheek-squeak recorded while Tiger sized up an approach shot at the 2009 Buick Open.
• A scientist who built the world’s biggest whoopee cushion and lived to tell about it . . .
 
. . . and many more wacky but true tales from the fart historian who brought you the best-selling Who Cut the Cheese? and its combustible sequel, Blame It on the Dog. In this incomparable collection you’ll experience firsthand the Jungian implications of farting, the environmental import of “flatulence cards” in the carbon-offset market, and the brutally honest social commentary of a man whose office chair broadcasts his farts on Twitter. After reading this book you’ll proudly proclaim, “I fart, therefore I am.”

  • Published: 4 May 2010
  • ISBN: 9781580081337
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $32.99
Categories:

About the author

Jim Dawson

Jim Dawson is a product of West Virginia University, which at this very moment is probably burning his student records. Along with being a real smart feller (or something like that), he's a former editor of Hustler magazine and the author of several books that very few people have read, including the critically acclaimed WHAT WAS THE FIRST ROCK 'N' ROLL RECORD? Dawson lives in Hollywood, California.

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Praise for Did Somebody Step on a Duck?

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES:

  • "Perfect for any man who has sat around a BBQ discussing the relative merits of farts with his mates." --Big Fella magazine
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